vexation

noun

vex·​a·​tion vek-ˈsā-shən 

1

: the quality or state of being vexed : irritation

2

: a cause of trouble : affliction

3

: the act of harassing or vexing : troubling

Synonyms

• harassment
• disturbance
• annoyance

Examples of vexation in a Sentence

the problems and vexations of everyday life

the repeated vexations guaranteed that she wouldn't get any work done

Recent Examples on the Web

Quick Dry This multi-purpose hair cream speeds things up while also tackling frizziness and other common vexations By India Knight Photo illustration by Chop Choppish Shop Read On Bust a Move Sun’s Out, Buns Out ’Tis the season to show them off. —Tuppence Middleton, Air Mail, 8 May 2025

Which is to say, the ovations aren’t mere vexation. —Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025

His victory was the culmination of an 11-year journey of doubts and disappointments, of resilience and reckoning, of vexation before validation. —Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025

The president has expressed vexation with his counterpart Vladimir Putin for stalling methods to end the foreign conflict. —Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Rhymes for vexation

• ablation
• bination
• carnation
• cassation
• castration
• causation
• centration
• cessation
• cetacean
• chelation
• citation
• collation

Kids Definition

vexation

noun

vex·​a·​tion vek-ˈsā-shən 

1

: the quality or state of being vexed : irritation

2

: the act of vexing : annoyance

3

: a cause of trouble or worry